February 14, 2024 Today marks the beginning of Lent, and Valentine’s Day. The seemingly strange combination of observances has me pondering this morning. Ashes and flowers. Fasting and special dinners. Abstinence and huge chocolate hearts. And this scripture that reminds me of another unanticipated occurrence. ”God made him (Jesus) who had no sin to be … Continue reading Got Ashes?
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Glass 2/3 full?
Have you ever been asked this question: Are you a glass half full or glass half empty kind of person? Probably most of us have been asked this question as part of an ice breaker type activity within a social group setting. It’s supposed to be a rudimentary test of our overall bent towards optimism … Continue reading Glass 2/3 full?
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Love Sees the Face of Hope
And rejoices in God’s unfailing goodness! Two of the people I love to read about at Christmas are people I consider as some of the unsung heroes. They are the backstage persevering servants of God who prayed to get to see the fulfillment of God’s promised Messiah. They were born and called of God to … Continue reading Love Sees the Face of Hope
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Wisdom Wednesday.06
It’s been a week! A quiet, healing week of reflection over the glorious whirlwind of travel, family, and non-stop memory making moments of the week previous. Last Wednesday, I wrote and posted from my parents’ home in the northeast portion of Georgia. Today, I write from our home in Southern California. Plane, shuttle, Uber… plenty … Continue reading Wisdom Wednesday.06
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Peace Will Be Still
It was a fairly quiet night. All was fairly calm, but the lights were dimmed down in the cabin. Only my one reading light shone bright. My dear man and I were flying from Atlanta through Denver on our way home, and the plane was packed. We each had been assigned the middle seat two … Continue reading Peace Will Be Still
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Wisdom Wednesday.05
2 O come, O Wisdom from on high,who ordered all things mightily;to us the path of knowledge showand teach us in its ways to go. Refrain: Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuelshall come to you, O Israel. O come, O wisdom from on high… The Christmas carol, O Come, O Come Immanuel, is one I have sung during … Continue reading Wisdom Wednesday.05
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Seasons Blending: His People
Winter to spring. Spring to summer. Summer to fall. Seasons blend one into the next. Sometimes on a gentle breeze, and sometimes with harsh storm. Continued from Seasons Blending Jesus, Good Shepherd, taught us everything about His character that we wouldn’t know except that He, in all His goodness, led us all the way through … Continue reading Seasons Blending: His People
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